1980 – First Law on equality between men and women in social security systems.

1981 – The Abortion Act.

1990 – Law on parental leave.

1992 – Law with regard to part-time work (employees with small jobs have the right to
minimum wages).

1998 – A child is entitled to have the mother’s or father’s family name.

Spain

During XIX and XX centuries Spanish women fought more on
the social and education and work ground than on the political equality
ground.

1912- Chair Law. Every factory and establishment is
obliged to give a place of rest to any woman worker. The law of
gradual suspension of night work for women is declared.

1918- Civil service statute accepts women in the civil
service. The national Association of Spanish Women is created.

1931- The Spanish Constitution of the Republic
recognises formally the equality between men and women. There is a law
that establishes the same salary for the same work.

1933- Women can make effective their right to vote.

1961- The incorporation of feminine labour and same
salary between sexes for the same work are recognised.

1970- A law that establishes co-education and an equal
school system for both sexes is passed.

1975- Dictator F. Franco dies. The Spanish woman
starts to be able to make decisions without the express husband’s
permission.

1977- The new Spanish Constitution recognises the
civil and political rights of women.

1978- The disclosure and propaganda of contraceptive
methods are legalised. The Spanish constitution eliminates the formal
inequalities between sexes and gives to women all the political
rights. The penal code suppresses the articles referent to feminine
adultery.

1979- The workers’ statute establishes the principle
of equality of treatment between men and women in all the labour
questions.

1981- Matrimony and divorce Act. Men and women are
juridically equal in the matrimony.

1983- The Spanish government creates the Institute of
Women.

1985- Abortion Act.

1987- The plan for equality of opportunities for women
is approved.

1988- Incorporation of women into the professional and
security bodies of the state.
IRIS NET is created to promote the vocational training of women and
develop the existent policy in this ambit.

1990- The law for the Educative Reform (LOGSE) goes
into non-sexist contents and teaching for the learners.

1992- The subject JOINT DEMOCRACY comes out to
equilibrate by gender the politic representation.

Sweden

1845 - Equal inheritance rights for women and men

1846 - Widows, divorcees and unmarried women are entitled to work in manual trades and
some commerce.

1858 - Unmarried women over 25 years old may attain majority by decision of court.
Marriage implies return to minority status.

1859 - Women are entitled to some teaching positions.

1863 - Unmarried women attain majority at the age of 25.

1864 - Husbands lose legal right to strike their wives.

1870 - Women gain right to take high school diplomas at private schools.

1873 - Women gain right to take a degree with some exceptions (doctorate in law and
theology).

1874 - Married women gain the right to control their own incomes.

1884 - Unmarried women attain majority at age of 21.

1901 - Women gain the right to four weeks of unpaid maternity leave.

1919 - All women gain suffrage for municipal elections and the right to hold office at
municipal and county levels.

1921 - Women gain national suffrage and the right to hold office at the national level.
Married women attain majority at the age of 21. The new marriage code makes wives and
husbands legally equal

1925 - With some exceptions, women gain the same rights as men to civil service jobs.

1980 - Law against sex discrimination at work. Equal opportunity agreement with
municipal and county governments. Compulsory schools adopt new curriculum now requiring
promotion of equal opportunity. A new law on succession of the throne: Monarch’s
first-born daughter or son succeeds the throne.

1982 - All assault and battery against women even if committed on private property are
subjected to public prosecution. Ban on pornographic “live shows” in places open to
public. Public funds to women’s organisations. New name-change law. At time of marriage,
couples decide which name or names they will use.